Eyeglasses.



No. 833,624. PATENTBD OCT. 16, 1906.

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EYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAE.7.1906.

Witnesses Cl. CL. 57 1.

UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIoE.

OTTO J. PETTIN GER, OF NEWBURGH, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO E. BARTONWHITNEY, OE GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK.

EYEGLASSES- Patented Oct. 16, 1906.

Application filed March '7, 1906- Serial N0- 304,738.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO J. PETTINGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newburgh, in the county of Orange and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Eyeglasses, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to eyeglasses of the type having spring-arms toengage beneath the eyebrows for retaining the glasses in position uponthe nose, and has for its objects to produce a com aratively simpleinexpensive device of this 0 aracter wherein the retaining members willbe securely but detachably engaged with the nose-piece and one whereinsaid members'rnay be conveniently. applied to the various types ofglasses now in general use.

With these and other objects in view the invention comprises the novelfeatures of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a pair ofeyeglasses equipped with spring retaining members embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view, partly in section, showingthemanner of connecting the retaining member with the nose-piece.

Referring to the drawings, 1 1 designate the lenses secured in basemembers or heads 2, connected by a spring-bow 3, terminally attached tothe heads by means of fastening members or screws 4, there being alsoattached to the heads through the medium of said screws a pair ofcooperating nose pieces or clamps 5, having their active faces suitablypadded, as at 6, these parts, which are foreign to my invention, beingall of the usual or any appropriate construction and material andadapted in practice to perform their ordinary functions.

The glasses are in accordance with my invention equipped with a pair ofspringretaining members or arms 7, fixed at their inner ends to basepieces or plates 8, in turn secured, respectively, to the heads 2 bymeans of the fastening-screws 4, there being formed at the inner ends ofthe retaining members, which curve upwardly and outwardly, as

shown, spring-coils 9, these coils, which render the arms yieldable,being formed in the latter, preferably at their points of juncture withthe base-pieces 8.

In practice the n0se-pieces 5 engage the nose of the wearer as usual forholding the glasses in position, the glasses being further retained inplace by engaging the outer or free ends of the retaining-arms 7 beneaththe eyebrows, whereby the arms serve to hold the glasses in properposition relative to the eyes and to prevent the nose-pieces fromslipping on the nose and the glasses from falling forwardly or otherwiseassuming an improper. or uncomfortable position.

It is apparent that the arms 7 may be readily bent to the desired shapefor adjusting and properly fitting them to the wearer and, furthermore,that they may be readily applied to the various styles of glasses now ingeneral use by means of the screws 4, which, it will be observed, serveas a common fastening means for the nose-pieces, spring-bow, andretaining-arms.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. Aneyeglass-mounting, lenses carried thereby, and spring retaining-armsdetachably engaged with the mounting and adapted for engagement with thebrows of the wearer, said arms being pliable and formed each with aspring-coil located between its ends.

2. An eyeglass-mounting including lensreceiving heads, and a pair ofspring retaining-arms detachably engaged with said heads and adapted forengagement with the brows of the wearer, said arms being liable andformed each with a spring-coil ocated between its ends.

3. In an eyeglass, a pair of lens-receiving heads, a bow connecting saidheads, nosepieces attached to the latter, base-pieces attached to theheads and spring retaining arms carried by the base-pieces and adaptedfor engagement with the brows of the wearer, said arms being pliable andformed each with a spring-coil located between its ends.

4. In an eyeglass, lens-receiving heads, a spring-bow connecting saidheads, a pair of cooperating nose-pieces, fastening-screws for attachingthe same to the heads, base-pieces! In testimony whereof I afliX mysignature detachably secured to the heads by means of in presence of twowitnesses.

said screws, and spring retaining-arms carried by said base-pieces andadapted for engagement with the brow of the wearer, said arms beingpliable and formed each with a spring-coil located between its ends. 4

' OTTO J. PETTINGER.

Witnesses:

GRAHAM WITsOHIEF, ELIZABETH A. FLYNN.

